The Portland daily press., 1887-08-10
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Maine
Tho Annual Reports and Election OF
Officers.

Maine opened at Odd Fellows Hall this
morning with the following grand officers
present:
Grand Master-Freeman T. Merrill, Portland.
Deputy 1raha Masier-George w. Goss, Lewis
Grand Warden-Judson b. Dunbar, Portland.
Srdna Secretaly-Joshua Davis. Portland.
SIan1 treasurer Stephen X. Dyer, Portland
Grand epresentaiives-Edward d. Conant
oiIdtowln; Rodney B. Capen, Augusta.
Grahu MarShal-Henry c. Bagley, Portland.
bunk.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. Marion Crosley, Port
Grand GUARDIAN Russell G. Dyer, Belfast.
wick.
There was large attendance from all
parts of the State, and 100 new members re-
ceived the Grand Lodge degree.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
Grand Master Merrills report shows the
order to be in tlourishing and harmonious
condition in Maine, ard that his admins
tration has been successful one.
GRAND sECRETARY's REPORT.
From the report of Grand Secretary Josh
ua Davis we take the following statistics of
the work of the order during the year:
| Number Of lodges July l, 18S6............ II2
| Number OF lodges Instituted. 2
Present number of lodges. ia
L, il q
initlated during the year. 1,1oS
Reinstated r,a.:.'...' ,,.'',... 6
1908
| Members deceased. ...................130
| withdrawn by card........ ........ "a
| Suspendeu- ........i................2S6
Expelled. .......--.-..............
Present number of contributing
members .......-.......-.... 16, $40
| Net increase in membership ............. 7o9
Following is the report of relief for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1886
Brothers relieved. .................... 1913
Brothers buried . .D.e1''''.'''.'. 1853
Weeks sickness for which benefits
were paid ........... ............. 1883
Paid for relief of brothers. s3s,61442
Relief Of widowed families. :........:.. 747.32
EDUCATION of orphans and for special
Burying the dead. 5,17I.6O
Total amount paid for relief. .,......s 4s,4se67
| Annual receipts ................... ll4,29465
| Expenses, separate IRON reef....... 3822OO4
| Invested funds. including real estate
ana nan property ................... 46S, 13
Following is the report of Rebekah Degree
lodges:
| Number of lodges July l. 1886. ....... 23
Number of lodges instituted. .,,......... /
Present number of lodges. "a
members January 1, SS6...................2,35 1851
Admitted Observation-Disclosures. ................. 281
2,6s2
Withdrawn Withdraw or dropped.............171
DecedSeu... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. n
1913
Members Net Increase San u nyea6 1ssS 24ss
Amount paid for relief. 1910
| Expenses eparate from relief. o67.15
Annual tece ts......................... 1860
Aotal asSelS.'... 2,369.S4
A new feature of the grand secretary's re-
port is a tabulated statement showing how
the funds of each subordinate lodge are in
vested, of which the following is summary:
Nine lodges have bank stock valued
Thirty five lodges have d. S., State 90 0'0O
= and municipal loans. .....:..... -. 64,930.12
len lodges have corporation stock
Twenty-three lodges hold mortgages 'O'''o
for. ............ .................. 22S93 90
twenty lodges nave loaned on notes. 12.l6107
one hundred and eleven lodges have
deposited in savings bank and in
officers hand Observation-Disclosures. 142 1858
Total investments and cash 80. s349, 43
The lodges contributed $1,1O160 for mem
bers who lest by the fire at Eastport and S147
to assist lodge which suffered by the. earth
quakes at Charleston, South CsEeilffIa.
GRAND TEEAsSI55aRFFs REPORT.
r>-]6fsnd Treasurer Stephen K. Dyer's report
shows the finances of the Grand Lodge itself
to be in good condition, its present available
assets being Sl0,125, a gain of $324.79 for the
year.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following were elected Grand officers
! for the coming year:
| Grand Master-George w. Goss, Lewiston
Deputy Grand Master-Henry Z. Bagley, Port
Grand Warden-A. s. Kimball Norway
Grand Secre!ary-Joshua Davis, Portland
Grand Treasurer Stephen X. Dyer, Portland.
Grand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I. Merrill.
| Portland.
The unwritten work was exemplitied by ].
Henry Crockett, P. G. R., assisted by r. b.
Capen. G. r.
The State was redistricted in accordance
with report submitted by the Grand officer.
| The appeal of Donald A. Mcintosh VS..
| Harmony Lodge of Portland was dismissed.
A committee was appointed to prepare and
report to the next session a uniform code of
bylaws for subordinate lodges.
The finance committees of subordinate
lodges were authorized to examine the
officers bonds of each lodge every six
months and to report to the lodge upon the
suretieS of such bonds, before such officers
are installed.
A committee was appointed to report at
the next session upon the advisability of
! Odd Fellows.
Lodges are hereafter to be allowed to pay
the expenses OF two representatives to at
tend each session of the Grand Lodge.
A new standing committee was formed
called the Committee ON Incorporation, to
| consider all acts of incorporation accepted
by subordinate lodges.
The board of grand officers were author
mn aY,A s..e4 ~ g.. Al,
coming year.
The following Subordinate Grand Officers
| and Standing Committees were appointed by
Grand Master Goss
Grand Marshal Frank A. Conant, Levi ,ton.
Grand Conductor-John I. Bowler, Bangor.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. Marion Crosley, Port
| land
Grand Guardian-John Colson, Rockland.
Grand Herald-S. V. Spear, New Portland.
! Standing Committees.
Credentials-0. b. Written, A L. Wells, Otis
| Gilmore.
Annual Communication-G. N Weymouth, G.
| III. loudman. A. l.. +. Pike.
Retnrns-Geo. A. Callahan, Phineas Batcheder
Unfinished Business-C X. Ladd, Geo. W. Fur
bush o. W. Bridges.
Finance-F. T. Merrill, W. E. Plummer, VIM.
| III. Austin.
Appeals. Henry Crockett, b. C. Stone, John
| Read 4. w. Conant Stephen Marsh.
! Judlciary-H. 7. Cox, Byron Kimball, S. w.
| Cook.
Charters and Petitlons-N G. Cummings r. G..
| Dyer, G. ii. Mansfield
State OF the Order-W. II. Smith, j. G. Alder, Z.
w. Morton
Legslation-R. B. Capen, George L. Fogg F.
| w. b. ooks.
By-Laws-J. H. Fogg, A. E. Chase, j. r. Dun
| bar.
Printing Joshua Davis, VIM NJ Warren, L. L.
Walton.
| Correspondence-F. w. Robinson, A. W.
| Co0mbs l. +. CLARK.
| The Grand Lodge adjourned to meet in
August, 1888, at Portland.
The Portland Surveyorship.
| The Washington correspondent of the Ros